ETO eyes Oi’s stake in Timor Telecom
East Timor energy group ETO is reportedly interested in buying a large stake in Timor Telecom from Brazilian telco Oi, which in late June filed ...
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Competition regulator blocks SK Telecom’s bid to buy CJ Hellovision
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has rejected a bid from incumbent SK Telecom to buy a majority stake in the country’s largest ...
Orange Belgium CEO Jean Marc Harion to head Orange Egypt
The CEO of mobile operator Orange Belgium, Jean Marc Harion, will step down from his role on 31 August to head French ...
Iliad in exclusive talks with Hutchison, VimpelCom to become Italian MNO – reports
French billionaire Xavier Niel’s Iliad is reportedly in exclusive talks to buy wireless assets in Italy, which would enable it to become ...
MTN names Stephen van Coller as VP Strategy and M&A, CFO Brett Goschen leaves
South Africa-based MTN Group has appointed Stephen van Coller (pictured) as vice president of strategy and mergers and acquisitions, effective 1 October. Van Coller will be ...
Deutsche Telekom mulls €5bn German tower sale – report
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly planning to sell thousands of its mobile towers in Germany in a deal that could be worth ...
Turkcell plans acquisitions in EMEA and Asia
Turkcell is looking to launch a buying spree across North Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia to compensate ...
Megafon increases RCF to Rbs50bn, signs new Rbs30bn facility
Russian telco Megafon has agreed with VTB to extend the maturity of a revolving credit facility established in 2012 to 2023 and increase the ...
Rostelecom closes Aist acquisition
Russian state-controlled telco Rostelecom has completed the acquisition of Aist, an ISP in the Samara region, for Rbs1.42bn (US$22.1m) via its regional subsidiary Bashinformsvyaz. Aist ...
Closed Deals Q2 2016
TelecomFinance compiles closed M&A and financing transactions for each quarter. The Q2 2016 table ran in TelecomFinance Issue 247. TelecomFinance ...
